will be held today. yesterday, noah pozner and jack pinto, both six years old, were laid torest.sandyhookelementary school remain as crime scene and will stay closed indefinitely. but other schools in newtown opened today. investigators were looking at the computer of gunman adam lanza. its hard drive had been smashed but officials say they still might be able to salvage information from it. they are also looking into e- mails he sent and web sites he may have visited before friday's shooting. >>> moving forward with a response to the shootings on all fronts was the focus of a meeting held by president obama yesterday. vice president biden was there along with attorney general eric holder, education secretary ar ne. duncan and health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. one of the biggest issues at steak, gun control reform. crowds marched on the capitol hill offices of the national rifle association yesterday demanding change. president obama is working to assemble legislation including a potential push to reinstate a nationwide ban on assault weapons. but the white house is

comfort and distraction for the victims ofthesandyhookschool shooting. >>> a celebration at the national cathedral today honoring the nation's 28th president. >> plus, all 50 states have an official flower and bird but what about a state sandwich. maryland wants to add that to the list. can you guess what kind of sandwich it would be? >> maybe some crab mixed in there. >> could be. we've got the answer coming up after the break.  >>> welcome back. you got over here just in time. of a been very busy. >> i've been waiting patiently over here for 15 minutes to tell everybody what is going to be happening. >> what is going to be happening? >> it will be beautiful today. >> are you all adjusted now? >> i'm ready to go. >> all right. >> it will be a partly sunny day but less windy, low 40s. it will be kind after typical late december day today. >> okay. >> is what that you want to know about? >> i want to know about tomorrow. >> that's it, wisdom. thank you for playing along. couldn't get sarah to play along. >> other things to do. >> 32 seems to be the winning n

spruce. >> transplanted in october of this year. just in final forhurricanesandyitweathered well. >> we are hoping to spend christmas with this tree for many years to come. >> thank you for coming out this morning. really appreciate it. you saw some pictures of the tree being lit. that was last year. this one hasn't been turned on just yet. but coming up in the next hour, we'll talk more about the history of this event and also about the light theme to this year and the lights on the tree. that is all coming up in our 7:00 hour. back to you. >> it is always very pretty. thank you very much, holly. >> be a part of the fox 5 holiday tradition. you can accepted us your ornaments for the fox achristmas tree. we'll decorate a tree with your festive donation and give it to a local charity to brighten up their day. send your ornament to 5151 wisconsin avenue northwest, washington, d.c. 20016 and be sure to put it to the attention of the fox 5 christmas tree. as >>> tucker barnes is off for a acouple of days of rest and relaxation. gwen tolbart is here to tell us what we can expect today

eve and some folks in maryland cut out snowflakes for decorationsforsandyhookstudents. >>> over seven days and counting until we reach the fiscal cliff. no official talks are scheduled yet. lawmakers left d.c. for the holiday break. president obama is in haii but may return early to resume negotiations. taxes for all americans will go up if a deal is not reached by january 1st. the main sticking points are still tax hikes and spending cuts. wisdom? >>> all right, sarah. the only thing to talk about right now is the washington redskins. >> how about the first place washington redskins. >> they can clean it up. >> alone in first place after 16 weeks. >> unbelievable. >> if they are still alone in first place after 17 weeks they are hosting a play-off game. >> that is unbelievable. how did they get there? let's take a look at the highlights taking on the philadelphia eagles. flying -- >> flying to the ground. >> he falls there. there is the fumble. another mike shanahan draft pick picks up the loose ball. he is going the other way. he got the thing turned around. the defense steppe

tress densey. that is the day a gunman shot and killed 26 peopleatsandyhookelementary school in newtown, connecticut. most of them were children. and in an interview with nbc's meet the press, the president reaffirmed his commitment to new gun control legislation. the president says he still supports increased background checks as well as bans on assault weapons and high capacity bullet magazines. mr.obama also expressed skepticism about proposals to place armed guards in schools as a response to the shooting tragedy. >>> still ahead at 6 clark the lord of the holiday box office. >> dis, it new details bay murder inside the new york city subway. we'll be right back. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family